A Taste of East Lancashire!

Turton & Wayoh reservoirs with Cheetham Close & Turton Heights

10.5 miles 1250ft

Setting off on a circuit of  Turton reservoir

The path follows the waters edge for the complete circuit....

....including some small side pools

It was a lovely sunny morning right from the start

Crossing the inflow to the reservoir

A rather novel sulpture in the reservoir

I felt I could almost be in Lakeland except there were no high fells!....

.....but there was Turton Heights which I was climbing later in the walk

The Strawbury Duck pub in Entwistle, it is spelt 'bury'!

One of the many rail viaducts on the Bolton to Blackburn line above Wayoh reservoir

The village of Chapeltown

Crossing the dam at Wayoh reservoir

Passing through Turton Bottoms on the Witton Weavers Way path

Looking back into the valley as I climbed towards Turton Heights

A rather hazy Manchester skyline

The trig point Cheetham Close summit 1079ft....

....followed by a view to Winter Hill transmitters from Turton Heights 1125ft

Lunch time stop from the descent back to the reservoirs....

....and again

Finally any suggestions what this is called? I rather liked its contrast with a deep blue background.

I had originally planned to climb some of the  Borrowdale fells, however my car was being repaired after being hit in the side by another vehicle. I had only just collected a temporary replacement vehicle which was a brand new car. I thought I'd better stay closer to home until I got more used to it!

It turned out to be an excellent day's walking

 Black Combe via White Combe returning down Whitecombe beck

6.5miles 2000ft

When I arrived to park at Beckside Whicham, there was still cloud cover on Black Combe so I continued to the coast at Silecroft for a short walk along the beach

Black Combe as the cloud begins to rise from its summit....

....and again

Having returned to Whicham I started the climb to White Combe looking back to the coast

White Combe summit cairn 1368ft with Black Combe now clear of cloud behind

Black Combe screes from White Combe

Horse Back ridge (centre) as I walked round above White Combe screes....

.....continuing the now gentle climb to Black Combe summit

Looking out to the Cumbrian coast.... 

....and north into the west Cumbrian fells

Standing above the screes with Blackcombe beck below

Arriving at the summit trig point & shelter 1969ft

Looking across the river Duddon estuary

Starting the descent to Whitecombe beck...

....with the well named Blackcombe screes behind

Looking down Whitecombe beck to Whicham....

.....and back up the valley

Passing what was once Whicham mill on the side of the beck...

....and finally a look back at this rather attractive property!!

When I arrived here this morning with cloud on the fells I thought I might stay below the cloud and have a walk along the coast. However the cloud soon dispersed and this was a lovely walk with some great views of this interesting fell. It was not included in Wainwright's 214 fells but just in his outlying fells of Lakekand!

A Circular walk from Buttermere taking in Red Pike, High Stile, High Crag & the Buttermere lake shoreline 

9.5miles 3400ft

Setting off from the parking area just above Buttermere village

Zooming in on Wainwright's favourite fell Haystacks

Buttermere lakeside with Fleetwith Pike

The start of the river Cocker as it flows out of Buttermere into Crummock water

Sour Milk Gill flowing down Red Pike out of Bleaberry tarn

Crummock water comes into view above the tree line

Buttermere lake & village

Arriving at Bleaberry tarn with Red Pike towering above 

Zooming in on Red Pike summit

Crummock water as I took a breather on the climb!...

....and again from Red Pike summit 2477ft

Ennerdale water with the Cumbrian coast behind from Red Pike

Setting off again from Red Pike along the ridge to High Stile

High Stile summit 2648ft

A young lad was just emerging from climbing the extremely steep ridge above Birkness Comb. He was taking a 'selfie' video of his achievement!

Looking ahead along the ridge to High Crag my next summit

Whilst taking a photo myself a fell runner approached me and offered to take my picture! So here I am on the summit of High Crag 2441ft

Looking down to Dalegarth on the side of Buttermere...

....and south to the Scafells

I had my lunch here sheltering, as were this couple, from the very strong wind that was now blowing across the summit

Looking down the length of Ennerdale to the west coast as I set off on the descent to Buttermere lakeside

The lake comes into view as I descended

Finally strolling along the lakeside path on my way back to the village.

This had been an absolutely fabulous day's walking on the high fells. No where better to spend a perfect sunny Springtime day!